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Founder Guide: How to Choose Your First 100 Prompts
A practical selection method to avoid noisy prompts and focus on revenue-relevant discovery paths.
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By GeoArk AI Editorial - Customer Success
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Why prompt selection is a growth decisionThe 100-prompt structureQuality criteria for each promptSegment by audience and job-to-be-doneBuild a living prompt libraryFinal recommendation
Why prompt selection is a growth decision
Your first prompt set defines what you learn and where you invest. If prompts are vague or low-intent, you will optimize noise.
The 100-prompt structure
Use this split:
- 40 problem-aware prompts,
- 35 solution-aware prompts,
- 25 vendor-aware prompts.
This balances education demand and buying demand.
Quality criteria for each prompt
A good prompt should be:
- realistic in how buyers ask it,
- specific enough to reveal competition,
- connected to an eventual buying path.
If a prompt does not pass all three criteria, replace it.
Segment by audience and job-to-be-done
Tag prompts by:
- persona (founder, marketer, ops leader),
- company stage,
- urgency level.
Segmentation helps you see where your messaging is strong and where it breaks.
Build a living prompt library
Do not freeze the list forever. Update every month:
- add emerging category language,
- remove stale prompts,
- promote prompts that show large movement.
Final recommendation
The first 100 prompts are your strategic map for AI discoverability. Choose them with the same rigor you use for your sales ICP and pipeline forecasts.